The best places to visit in Barranquilla:

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If you are visiting Barranquilla for the first time, I can assure you that you are getting to know “the best city in wich to live” and this is what we the Barranquilleros say because the people here are very friendly, love to socialize and have a pleasant climate to enjoy the tourist sites; That is why you should not miss to know the 5 best places in the city:

  1. The Great Malecon Caimán del Rio, here you will find different restaurants where you can taste typical food of the region; the place is set to share with the family or with good friends.

  2. The Plaza de la Paz Juan Pablo II, located throughout the city center, in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral Maria Reina; this is a place to connect with nature within the city; also to share a good coffee with friends or play sports; in Carnivals it is also used as a stage for different presentations.

  3. The Abajo neighborhood, this is an iconic neighborhood for the Barranquilla Carnival; Well, here is the Carnival House and the Carnival Museum, sites that will fully illustrate you about this great party that is celebrated here.

  4. The Caribbean Cultural Park, which is where the Caribbean Museum is located; Here you can also enjoy a walk through the culture of the region.

  5. The Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium is a sports setting where you can enjoy a good soccer match by the team of the Barranquilleros lovers: “El Junior de Barranquilla” or matches of the Colombia National Team, because Barranquilla is the home of the Selection

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Hello!
Without a doubt with such a listing, it will be much easier to decide which places to visit. Thank you very much for your contribution.

And… what is you representative food in Barranquilla?

Kind regards from El Salvador.

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Hello!

The representative food in Barranquilla are:

  1. Fried fish

This dish consists of some fried fish (typically catfish are used) accompanied with fried green plantains, coconut rice and tomato salad. Fried fish is very popular in the coastal area. Sometimes it is served with avocado and many times it is served with lemons to dip the fish in the freshly squeezed juice.

  1. Lisa´s Rice

Lisa´s rice is the most typical food that you can try in Barranquilla. The main ingredient, apart from rice, is a marine fish called lisa, very common in the area of ​​the mouth of the Magdalena River. Before cooking, the smooth ones have to be dried and salted. Later they are joined to the rice and vegetable stew, and cumin is added. It is very common to buy this rice in street stalls, accompanied by whey and cooked cassava.

  1. Butifarras

It is a type of sausage or sausage made from beef and pork with spices such as salt and pepper. It is made by cutting the meat into very small pieces that are then boiled.

Kind Regards,

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Hello! thanks for data!

Really i want know you city!

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Hi @SayurisNR

Thanks for sharing your post. It seems that the photo you shared doesn’t appear to be yours and violates our rules and I’m going to have to ask you to remove it. Instead, could you share an actual photo you have from your city?

Also, to make your post even better, you can add Google Maps locations to all of the places you listed, so others can explore more.

Thank you.

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